C5271
HCPCSLow cost skin substitute app
Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate
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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code C5271 (Low cost skin substitute app) appears at 27 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $398 to $2,066. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Published-price availability
26
hospitals publish a price
1
list this service without a published price
21
Cash
21
List
26
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
Compare C5271 prices
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Published cash prices for code C5271 vary by about 5.2× across the 18 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $398 to $2,066. Shopping around can matter.
18
Hospitals
41
Prices shown
$398
Lowest cash
$2,066
Highest cash
code C5271 cash price21 disclosed · 18 hospitals
$398median ~$1,030$2,066
Cash price by city
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Cash price by city$398 – $810
- San Pedro · 1 hospital$398
- Torrance · 1 hospital$398
- Santa Monica · 1 hospital$433
- Mission Hills · 1 hospital$506
- Healdsburg · 1 hospital$714
- Manitowoc · 1 hospital$810
41 prices shown.
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish C5271 prices
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Henderson Hospital Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Jefferson Abington Hospital Jefferson Bucks Hospital Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital Jefferson Frankford Hospital Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Jefferson Methodist Hospital
Code C5271: frequently asked
- What does code C5271 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for C5271 ranges from $398 to $2,066. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code C5271?
- C5271 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Low cost skin substitute app" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?
- Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.